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Farm Stay (農泊, Nouhaku) in Japan: How to Experience Rural Life as a Guest
Japan's cities are extraordinary. But Japan's rural areas — the satoyama (里山) landscape of rice paddies, mountain villages,…
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Evangelion Real Locations: Hakone & the NGE Universe in Real Life
"Neon Genesis Evangelion" (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン / NGE, 1995–1996) — directed by Anno Hideaki (庵野秀明) and produced by Gainax —…
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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum: Tokyo’s Preserved Buildings
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (江戸東京たてもの園) — located within Koganei Park in western Tokyo — is the most…
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Echizen Washi Paper: How Japan’s 1,500-Year-Old Papermaking Survives
Echizen washi (越前和紙) — traditional Japanese paper produced in the Imadate area (今立地区) of Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture…
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Diving in Okinawa: The Best Coral Reefs, Blue Caves & Hammerhead Sharks
The waters surrounding the Okinawa island chain — where the warm Kuroshio Current (黒潮 / Japan Current) flows…
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Depachika Guide: How to Navigate Tokyo’s Underground Food Halls
Depachika (デパ地下) — the portmanteau of depāto (デパート / department store) and chika (地下 / basement) — refers…
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Demon Slayer Real Locations: Asakusa, Arashiyama & the Swordsmith Village
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" (鬼滅の刃) — Koyoharu Gotouge's manga (2016–2020) and its anime adaptation — became one…
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Daisetsuzan National Park: Japan’s Largest National Park — Hiking & Bear Country
Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園) — established in 1934 and covering 226,764 hectares of central Hokkaido — is Japan's…
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Craft Beer in Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto & Beyond — The Microbrewery Scene
Japan's relationship with beer is long and specific: the country's four major brewing companies (Sapporo, Kirin, Asahi, Suntory)…
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